Measures to Be Taken Against Nazi, Fascist and Neo-Fascist Activities and All Other Forms of Totalitarian Ideologies and Practices Based on Racial Intolerance, Hatred and Terror

A/RES/40/148No PDF available

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1986.

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7 versions · 1981–1987

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/41/160

1987A/RES/41/160Measures to be taken against Nazi, Fascist and neo-Fascist activities and all other forms of totalitarian ideologies and practices based on racial intolerance, hatred and terrorLatestCompare with previous version
1986A/RES/40/148Measures to be taken against Nazi, Fascist and neo-Fascist activities and all other forms of totalitarian ideologies and practices based on racial intolerance, hatred and terrorCompare with previous version
1985A/RES/39/114Measures to be taken against Nazi, Fascist and neo-Fascist activities and all other forms of totalitarian ideologies and practices based on racial intolerance, hatred and terrorCompare with previous version
1984A/RES/38/99Measures to be taken against Nazi, Fascist and neo-Fascist activities and all other forms of totalitarian ideologies and practices based on racial intolerance, hatred and terrorCompare with previous version
1983A/RES/37/179Measures to be taken against Nazi, Fascist and neo-Fascist activities and all other forms of totalitarian ideologies and practices based on racial intolerance, hatred and terrorCompare with previous version

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9 topics

Fascism Human Rights Information Dissemination International Security Nazism Peace Totalitarianism Treaties War Propaganda

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Again condemns ali totalitarian or other ideologies and practices, including Nazi, Fascist and neo-Fascist ideologies, based on racial or ethnic exclusiveness or intolerance, hatred and terror, which deprive people of basic human rights and fundamental freedoms and of equality of opportunity, and expresses its determination to combat those ideologies and practices;

Urges ali States to draw attention to the threat to democratic institutions by the above-mentioned ideologies and practices and to consider taking measures, in accordance with their national constitutional systems and with the provisions of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Intemational Covenants on Human Rights, to prohibit or otherwise deter activities by groups or organizations or whoever is practising those ideologies;

Invites Member States to adopt, in accordance with their national constitutional systems and with the provisions of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Intemational Covenants on Human Rights, as a matter ofhigh priority, measures declaring punishable by law any dissemination of ideas based on racial superiority or hatred and ofwar propaganda, including Nazi, Fascist and neo-Fascist ideologies;

Calls upon ali States, in accordance with the basic principies of intemational law, to refrain from practices aimed at the violation of basic human rights and which constitute a threat to peace and intemational security;

Welcomes the fact that on 8 May 1985 the Economic and Social Council held a solemn commemorative ceremony, in the light oí General Assembly resolution 39/ 114, the purpose of which was to underline the continuing relevance ofthe Charter ofthe United Nations, the importance of intemational co-operation towards peace, security and development and the promotion of human rights and fundamental freedoms and in particular the fundamental right to life, liberty and security of person; . 6.

Gives e~p~ession to the respect felt by today's generat1on for the v1ct1ms of and the struggle of peoples against nazism and fascism in the Second World War and for the establishing of the United Nations in order to save mankind from the scourge of war and to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights and in the dignity and worth ofthe human person;

Appea/s to ali States that have not yet done so to become parties to the lntemational Covenants on Human Rights, the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, the Intemational Convention on the Elimination of Ali Forms of Racial Discrimination, the Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity and the lntemational Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid;

Reiterates its request to the appropriate specialized agencies, as well as other intergovemmental organizations and intemational non-govemmental organizations, to initiate or intensify measures against the ideologies and practices described in paragraph 1 above;

Requests the Secretary-General to ensure that the Department of Public Information of the Secretariat pays due attention to the dissemination of information exposing the ideologies and practices described in paragraph 1 above;

Invites ali States and intemational organizations to submit to the Secretary-General their comments and information on the implementation of the present resolution;

l l. Requests the Secretary-General to submit a report, through the Economic and Social Council, to the General Assembly at its forty-first session in the light ofthe discussion that will talce place in the Commission on Human Rights and on the basis of comments provided by States and intemational organizations.

116th p/enary meeting

13 December 1985

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